Craig J. Charron, 39, has been sentenced to 26 years to life in prison for the horrific murder of his estranged girlfriend, 25-year-old Laura Sardinha — a killing so brutal it was partially captured in a chilling voicemail message where Sardinha screamed, “He’s gonna kill me!”
Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Cassidy called the fatal attack “senseless and brutal,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Charron offered no apology or comment during the sentencing hearing.
Sardinha had taken out a restraining order against Charron and had just changed the locks on her Huntington Beach apartment before she was stabbed to death on September 2, 2020. Prosecutors said she did everything she could to protect herself — but it wasn’t enough…